Macon beacon., 1887-12-10
Proceedings Board of Supervisors.
Monday, Dec. 3. 1887.

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Board met pursuant to adjournment
all the members present, also clerk
and sheriff.
In the matter of certain paper
purportins to be report Oft. j. Ross
treasurer, it was ordered that the
samo, together with the warrants and
certificates Herewith filed, be eontin.
ued until:the next term: of this Board
II appearing to the satisfaction of
The Board that Willis Banks, County
Contractor has been charged with
costs and fines OF the following priso.
nerS, never received by him, Zack
Strlngfcllow, Sl39,6j and Lewis Dan,z.
Ter, $3.50, it was ordered that Banks
have credit for said amounts; and it
appearing that Shep Tate died sMav
l6, 1887, leaving balance due by him
OF SIG, it was ordered that said con.
tractor have credit for last named
amount.
Petition of ". W. Robbins, ct al, TO
incorporate L l3, r l8 was filed for 30
days.
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 1887.
The account Of I. j. Ross, County
Treasurer, as made by Il, q. Rives, his
attorney, of the balance due to the
county, of the General Fund of said
county, was heard, and the Board be-
ing satisfied that prior TO the filing of
said settlement by r. &. Rives, Attor-
ney &c, the said Treasurer had vast
en-, misapplied or cmbczzled the bal
ance due the county from said Gcncr.
al Fund, and the Board being advised
that the county, in such state of case,
has right to recover double the
amount 80 wasted, misapplicd or en-
bczzled, and it further appearing to
the Board that said Treasurer, or his
attorney, does not offer to make com.
plcte settlement with this county. OF
what said Treasurer is due from the
General Fund and County School
Fund; and it further appearing to the
Board that said Treasurer, or his at
torncy, does not offer TO pay double
the amount Of said General Fund so
wasted, misapplicd or embezzled il
is therefore ordered by the Board, all
the members voting in the affirmative,
that further action on the settlement
of said Treasurer, SO filed by his AT.
torncy Of the balance due the General
County Fund, be aud the same is here.
by deferred till the ilnul result OF the
litigation hereinafter ordered,
In the matter of the settlement of T..
j, Ross, Treasurer;
Whereas, it appears that the county
Treasurer was due balance from the
General County Fund of S., which
said Treasurer, prior to his account
filed herein In August 1887, had wasted
misapplicd or embc2zled, the Board
doth order, all the members voting in
the affirmative, that suit be brought
on said Trcasurcrs General bond for
the amount allowed by law tor said
balance; and the Board further or
dcrcd that }. T. Madison be employed
TO conduct said proceedings for the
county, ana that for his said fees, he
shall re ccivc 10 per cent. of the amount
collected over and above the balance
now conceded to be due by said Treas
urcr.
r. j.. Fauchcr was ordered to put in
GOOD order in ten days, his link OF the
Memphis and Bugs ferry Ioad'
l.. T. Cole, ovcrscer Of III link Of
Macon and Fairfield road, was ordered
TO put il IN good condition in ten days
c. II. Bridges, oycrsecr lst. link OF
Macon and Fairfield road, was re-
1uircd 10 work and cut down what is
known rs the Bryson hin, with the
road hands under his charge, within
ten days,
Publcatiod was ordered to be made
that contracts will be awarded on first
Monday in January, 1883, to physician
to Jail and Poor House, and Supt o.
Poor House, the Supt to give bond il
the sum of $500.
A. G. FAINT, Co. Treasurer, this day
I made report, and the same being con
sidcrcd, and the Board having can
ccllcd the warrants Tor which credit II
asked, it was ordered that said repor
he received and spread upon the min
utes in the words and figures follow
p ing, to-wii:
, GENERAL COUNTY FUND.
Q Taxes 1897, SI,........., 2,'o' ~
Taxes 1886. ........... l,55S 81